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W'. Y. THOMSON.

Cooking-Vessel.

No. 225,246. Patented Mar. 9, 1880.

w/TNESSES- /Nl/ENTUR- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM Y. THOMSON, OF OYSTER BAY, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH THOMSON,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COOKING-VESSEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,246, dated March 9,1880.

Application filed August 21, 1879.

To all whom t may concern 4 lBe it known that I, WILLIAM Y. THOMSON, ofOyster Bay, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have'inventeda new and useful Improvement in Cooking-Vessels, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention is intended as' an improvement upon certain otherimprovements, forming the subject of two former patents issued to meOctober 15,1872, and March 4,1873, Nos. 132,334 and 136,467,respectively, and relates to that classof pots or kettles from which theliquid contents may be poured or strained through the cover without thesame becoming detached.

Heretofore I have constructed such vessels with horizontal flangesextending partially around the inner circumference, near the upper edgeof same, for the cover to rest upon, and with pins projecting inwardlyjust above said iianges, between which said cover, be#

ing formed with notches on one side for the pins to pass through, couldbe inserted from the top, and secured by turning` it partially round.These flanges and pins, on account of their position, being founddifficult to mold perfectly, also to interfere with the process ofgrinding out the vessel and with the'proper cleaning of the same afterbeing used, and this method of securing the cover being also foundinconvenient, the object of this invention is to remedy these defects bya different application of similar devices, as hereinafter more fullydescribed; and the improvement consists in arranging the flanges andlocating the pins or substitutes therefor so that they do not proj'ectbeyond the inner surface of vessel, and so that the cover may be morereadily attached and detached.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan or top view of a vesselcontaining my improvements, and Fig. 2 is a side view or ele- Vation ofthe same, partly in section, through the dotted line a: w, shown in Fig.l.

A represents the body of vessel, which is formed with a perpendicularflange projecting above and encircling 'the upper and outer edge ofsame, the foremost portion, B, about one-half of said flange, extendingslightly above the remaining or hindermost portion, B, as shown, anarrow ledge or shoulder intervening between its inner circumference andthe interior of vessel-body A, but not extending beyond the surface ofthe latter, as shown by dotted circle in Fig. l, and more clearly bycross-section in Fig. 2. j

By a, a are represented two short horizontal iianges or lugs projectinginwardly from the foremost iian ge, B, on opposite sides of the vessel,slightly in advance ofthe center, as taken through the line of the ears,to which the ordinary top bail or handle is pivoted, not extendingbeyond the ledge aforesaid, but placed sufficiently above the same toallow the insertion of the cover, all fully shown in Figs. l and 2.

C represents the cover, formed with the handle D and hinged iap E, withperforations beneath the same; F, the ordinary top bail or handle, andGr the additional side or tipping bail, pivoted to the inclined lugs bb, all as shown, and more fully described in aforesaid Letters Patentpreviously issued.

Vhen in operation, the cover O is placed in position from the side orrear of the vessel by passing it over the lower portion of the flangeB', which allows it to be readily inserted between the lugs a a on thehigher portion of the flange B and the ledge aforesaid.

When desirable to strain off the contents of the vessel the flap E israised, when by lifting and holding the vessel suspended by the topbail, F, and tipping the same by the side bail, G, the liquids containedtherein may be poured out through the perforations in the cover beforementioned, as also fully described in aforesaid Letters Patent, saidcover being retained in position by means of the lugs a a during theoperation.

1. A cooking pot or kettle with a perpendicular flange projecting aboveand encircling the upper and outer edge of the same, the foremostportion, B, of which extends above the hindermost portion, B', and isprovided with inwardly-projecting horizontal lugs a a, substantially asshown and described, for the objects herein set forth.

2. 1n combination with a vessel constructed to conform thereto7 andprovided with handle with ange B B and lugs a a, as aforesaid, D andhinged ap E, as and for the purpose the bails F and G and inclined lugsb b, as specified.

and for the purpose specified. WM. Y. THOMSON. 5 3. In combination witha vessel constructed Witnesses:

with flange B B and lugs a ce, as aforesaid, A. LESLIE ELLIGTT,

the perforated cover O, which shall be fitted H. LIsLE FLEMING.

